Tag: Golf

The island green on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass can be tough to hit under normal conditions. But what if you’re asked to do it with a driver? Rory McIlroy took on the full-bag challenge recently, with The Players now only a few weeks away as it returns to its former date in mid-March. […]

Most of that celebrated first wave of former collegians passing through the inaugural LPGA Q-Series last fall are making their rookie debuts at the ISPS Handa Vic Open in Australia. Former Alabama star Lauren Stephenson opened with a 4-under-par 69 Thursday, leaving her tied for 10th, just four shots off the lead. Her teammate with […]

It’s not often on the PGA Tour that you find yourself standing on the edge of the Pacific Ocean attempting to navigate your golf ball back onto the correct side of a sea wall. But, if you’re there, you might as well make birdie. That’s what Brandt Snedeker did from this certainly ridiculous position Thursday […]

The fisherman’s swing has officially landed on the PGA Tour. Hosung Choi has stolen the show this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where the 45-year-old’s unique motion helped him earn a sponsor exemption. After speaking with media members early in the week and braving the elements for a few practice rounds, Choi finally […]

Thankfully for Phil Mickelson, Twitter isn’t binding. Mickelson is relatively new to social media, and last month he tweeted a look at his upcoming schedule. Missing was his traditional stop at the Farmers Insurance Open, his hometown event that he hadn’t missed in nearly three decades. But also absent was the Genesis Open, with Mickelson […]

After one round on the Monterey Peninsula, there’s a familiar name near the top of the standings. Here’s how things look after the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach, where an unusually accurate Phil Mickelson trails by a shot: Leaderboard: Scott Langley (-7), Brian Gay (-7), Phil Mickelson (-6), Jason Day (-6), Kevin Kisner […]

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Jordan Spieth is ready for the extra challenge bad weather is expected to bring Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. With a 5-under-par 66 start at Monterey Peninsula, he likes where he put himself, just two shots off the lead. Full-field scores from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am AT&T Pebble […]

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Hosung Choi’s “fisherman” swing, with his eccentric follow-through that looks like something between a stumble and a dance step, won over the galleries Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, his playing partner Jerry Kelly and Choi’s playing partner Chris O’Donnell seemed to enjoy the […]

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Dustin Johnson moved into early position Thursday to win in back-to-back weeks and erase any sour taste that may linger from last year’s blown chance at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. With a 5-under-par 66 at Monterey Peninsula, Johnson sits two shots behind the leaders, Brian Gay and Scott Langley. Johnson […]

It’s rare that the alternate list for a PGA Tour event generates so much drama, but such was the case this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, as players tried to scramble to the Monterey Peninsula from across the country and even outside of it. Per the San Francisco Chronicle, Jonathan Byrd was on his […]